Fakhreddine Ben Youssef scored a quickfire hat-trick as Egypt’s Pyramids FC eased past Sudanese side Hilal Al-Sahil 7-0 to qualify for the African Confederation Cup third preliminary round on Saturday.
Pyramids found little resistance despite losing Islam Eissa to a red card in the first half as they completed an emphatic 9-0 win aggregate win over two legs played in Cairo in the competition’s second preliminary round.
Their win over Hilal Al-Sahil is their biggest in a continental competition, eclipsing their 6-0 victory over Mauritania’s Nouadhibou in a Confederation Cup group-stage game in 2019.
Defender Ahmed Sami put Pyramids ahead as early as the fifth minute before Ben Youssef doubled their lead on 16 minutes following a fine individual effort.
The Tunisian forward scored his second of the night just three minutes later before Eissa made it 4-0 in the 24th minute.
A minute later, Ben Youssef completed his hat-trick following a one-on-one and Ramadan Sobhi added the sixth in the 29th minute after being set up by Moroccan defender Mohamed Chibi.
نهاية المباراة بسباعية نظيفة وتأهلنا للمرحلة القادمة من منافسات بطولة الكونفيدرالية 💪
⚽️⚽️⚽️ فخر الدين بن يوسف
⚽️أحمد سامي
⚽️إسلام عيسى
⚽️رمضان صبحي
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Eissa received a straight red card on the half-hour mark but there was still room for a seventh goal, Chibi opening his account following his summer arrival in the 68th minute.
